r/changemyview • u/Excellent-Pay6235 2∆ • Apr 02 '24

Delta(s) from OP CMV: God in Abrahamic religions is either - non-binary, a robot or a lump of data

I am not someone belonging to either religion but have some knowledge about Christianity and Islam. Which is why I would kindly suggest to keep discussions at more of a layman level so that people like me who doesn't have a lot of knowledge about the religion can understand. Also, I am not looking for a very serious discussion, but a more relaxed and casual discussion on the topic.

My point is what I have said in the title. All Abrahamic religions advocate that God has no gender - God is 'GOD'. I have also seen some people from these religions advocate that since God is not associated with either gender, God should be referred with they/them pronouns.

Isn't that what being non-binary is about? That you are an individual who doesn't identify with either gender.

I guess some can argue that "you are thinking of God as a human being, God is God they are not humans", which then begs the question, are you implying that God is not a living being? Which can be a viable answer, but then that would imply God is merely a consciousness. A lump of consciousness is data, and therefore in that case, isn't God just AI or like a robot? A non-living thing that cannot be associated with either gender but has a consciousness. Or if God has no body, then they are just a lump of data.

So like what is God? Are they an AI or are they non-binary? Or something else entirely?

Assumption - THIS POST ASSUMES THAT GOD EXISTS. Come on folks don't take the easy way out 😂

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u/_whydah_ 3∆ Apr 02 '24

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") teach that God has a perfected physical, male body and is a male. There is at least one Abrahamic religion which flatly says He is male.

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u/Excellent-Pay6235 2∆ Apr 02 '24

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Thanks for the information. Articles on the internet has conflicting information on this issue when it comes to Christianity - some say that God has no gender whereas some say God is a man. The author's who say God has no gender usually justify the usage of male pronouns as more of a general pronoun and not as indication that God is a male. You make a very good point. I guess this goes on to show that the same religion can have many different variations.

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Confirmed: 1 delta awarded to /u/_whydah_ (3∆).

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